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Is it a good idea to have some overlap between engaged muscle groups in different exercises?
Is it a good idea to have some overlap between engaged muscle groups in different exercises within a single day?
If you do, for example, hip thrusts and then some squat variation, your performance in ...
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Increasing muscle mass in my left leg considering the following conditions?
I had an operation for an ACL tear in my left knee and physiotherapy for tennis elbow in my right hand plus a weird problem in my right wrist.
What happened because of these - My left leg looks ...
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MY CHEST IS UNEQUAL.Help me make them equal.please [duplicate]
My chests are not equal.My left chest is fully outward and developed and where as my right is full pressed in.PLEASE help me to make both sides equal. this is affecting my abs to making them unequal.
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Suggestions for workout to build muscle fast after suffering from bad wrist injury?
I had a bad wrist injury that is taking about 2 months to recover. I did do some upper body during treatment, but I stopped because it hurt too much and the doctors and my friends told me not to. On ...
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What happens to your muscles when you stop working out for several years?
I go through spurts of working out. I'll decide to get a gym membership, achieve decent results over six months, and then, for whatever reason at the time, I'll stop and won't exercise at all for ...
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What is the minimum amount of time someone might need for muscles to recover?
I know there have been answers to this question, but I'm looking for something specific.
The workout has just been completed. Now, what is the minimum amount of time required for the muscle group ...
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Hip stretches - recover from piriformis syndrome and hard gluteal muscles
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Due to a one sided sport I intensely practiced for a good portion of my teenage years(rowing in a team with only one oar per person), I have ever since experienced an awkward tight feeling ...
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Is recovery time required to increase muscle after gym workouts
While reading this post How does muscle build up when we exercise?. I read there that recovery time (rest before your next workout) is important to increase muscle. Now there are 2 questions I want to ...
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The importance of fitness and cancer [closed]
I am a thirty year-old living with a brain tumor. I have made it my every effort to keep myself fit. I do this because I understand it to be beneficial for me should I require ongoing surgery in the ...
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Any way to help muscles grow during rest, besides food (protein etc.)?
Since muscles grow when they are resting, has anyone got any tips, supplements or anything at all that will help my muscles grow more effectively during resting period?
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